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81. Juana Inés de la Cruz was a Mexican nun who was also a poet. (1648-1695) Child prodigy who grew up to be a writer Self taught from reading books Spoke out about women’s rights to an education (at that time only men went to school)
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81. Juana Inés de la Cruz was a Mexican nun who was also a poet.
(1648-1695) • Child prodigy who grew up to be a writer • Self taught from reading books • Spoke out about women’s rights to an education (at that time only men went to school) • Wrote a controversial piece about the guilt of the sin of prostitution being on the man as well as the woman (an idea not widely held)
82. Porfirio Diaz had the Palacio de BellasArtes built in Mexico City.
Paseo de La Reforma y Campo Marte s/nPolanco Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico01 55 5282 1964 Subway: BellasArtes
83. Castañuelas are a musical hand instrument that accompanies many Spanish dances.
85. Pablo Picasso developed a style of painting known as “Cubismo” Cubism.
86. The Museo del Oro in Bogotá, Colombia has the biggest collection of gold artifacts in the world (30,000)
87. In 1971 Pablo Neruda (writer from Chile) received the Nobel Prize
88. Diego Rivera is a famous Mexican muralist who painted many murals in the USA.
89. Jai alai is a fast moving ball game what is played on a court called a “frontón”
90. Indians in Mexico make “Ojo de Dios” (God’s eye) to protect their homes.